庄
zhuāng
#1,022 most
frequent character
variant of 莊|庄[zhuang1]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
庄 is built from 广 building and 土 earth, which point to a village. The older form was more complex: it had 䒑 and 壮 zhuàng, which gave the sound. Its first meaning was luxuriant vegetation, then manor and village. The 'grave, solemn' sense was borrowed for its sound.
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